Neurologist named ways to slow down brain aging

You need to start taking care of your brain long before the first complaints of forgetfulness, said Olga Butenko, a neurologist at the Medin Medical Center. She called available ways to slow down the aging of this organ “Lente.ru”.

According to the doctor, brain aging is a natural process that cannot be stopped. At the same time, the speed of this process is influenced by the condition of the heart and blood vessels, nutrition, education, chronic diseases, physical and social activity.

Butenko named regular movement as the main condition for brain health. It is also important not to smoke, and not to develop hypertension, diabetes and lipid metabolism disorders. You shouldn’t sacrifice sleep, the specialist emphasized. During sleep, the brain processes what happened during the day and consolidates new information. With constant lack of sleep, memory and attention suffer, and the emotional state changes.

“In addition, the brain needs constant intellectual stress. Moreover, it is more useful not to solve the same crossword puzzles every day, but to take on something new,” the neurologist noted. This could be a foreign language, a musical instrument, an unfamiliar household or work skill. Reading and travel will do. This forms a cognitive reserve, thanks to which the brain takes longer to compensate for age-related changes, the doctor explained.